Overview
- High Court Justice Alice Loke ruled that the alleged royal addendum allowing home detention was not valid under constitutional requirements.
- Najib, 72, has been jailed since August 2022 following his 2020 conviction over RM42 million from SRC International, with his 12-year term later halved by the Pardons Board to end in August 2028.
- Najib’s defense team said it will file an appeal against the house arrest decision.
- A separate Kuala Lumpur High Court verdict due December 26 will decide four corruption charges and 21 money-laundering counts tied to about RM2.2 billion from 1MDB.
- Malaysian and U.S. investigators say at least $4.5 billion was looted from 1MDB, with more than $1 billion traced to accounts linked to Najib, a saga that analysts say tests Malaysia’s resolve on anti-corruption.